When the City they they don't have money to fix collapsing metro station or bus service, remember:
Notre-Dame Basilica undergoes $50 million restoration
montreal.ctvnews.ca/notre-dame…
Funded with public money.
Stone by stone, Montreal's Notre-Dame Basilica is getting a major makeover. “We’ve now started the dismantling of the east tower,” explains Project Manager Hugo Latremouille. “It’s around 2,000 stones per tower.”Montreal
Hiya, we've just done bugfix release 0.17.1 for #GoToSocial.
github.com/superseriousbusines…
Fixes a bug in the streaming API that may have been causing problems for some clients, and adds alt-text for default avatar + header images.
Updating from 0.17.0 is very simple and quick, but if you're updating from 0.16.0 or below then please read the migration notes carefully and be aware of the big database migrations from 0.17.0.
Enjoy!
Here's bugfix version 0.17.1 of GoToSocial! If updating to this version from 0.16.0 or below, please follow the instructions for v0.17.0, replacing 0.17.0 with 0.17.1 throughout. ⚠️ Be aware that u...GitHub
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🎉 noyb WIN! RTL Belgium was ordered to add a "refuse all" button to the first layer of its cookie banner and stop using deceptive colors.
In case of non-compliance, the company will have to pay €40.000 per day.
👉 DPA decision (FR): dataprotectionauthority.be/pub…
👉 Our original complaints: noyb.eu/en/belgian-dpa-let-new…
Today, noyb files complaints against 15 Belgian news sites using unlawful cookie banners. Among them are news outlets like RTL Belgium, Het Laatste Nieuws and L'Avenirnoyb.eu
In case you missed it, I recently made a video named “What Is React.js”
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If you haven’t watched it, please do. It is very short. If you have and you liked it, please share it with your friends.
And if you are able, please support me on opencollective.com/webbed-brie…. I want to do more of these, but they take a lot of time. Thank you!
Sometimes I Miss TV's Technical Glitches and Broadcast BlundersRetroist (The Retroist)
Daniel Stenberg on Curl's Journey: From C64 Demos to Internet Transfers
vpetersson.com/podcast/S01E17.…
In this episode, Daniel Stenberg shares his incredible journey from coding on the Commodore 64 to creating Curl, a ubiquitous tool for internet transfers relied upon by developers worldwide.vpetersson.com
Announcing The Launch of Access Park: My Mission to Build a Global Marketplace for Assistive Technology and Empower Buyers and Sellers Within the Access Community | Donna J. Jodhan | AT-Newswire.com
at-newswire.com/announcing-the…
I, Donna J. Jodhan, am thrilled to announce the official launch of Access Park (accesspark.shop), a new, fully accessible, global online marketplace that will connect assistive technology buyers and sellers around the world.
I, Donna J. Jodhan, am thrilled to announce the official launch of Access Park (https://accesspark.shop), a new, fully accessible, global online marketplace that will connect assistive technology buyers and sellers around the world.AT-Newswire
DeltaTouch 1.8.0 is out 🎉
🔹 Most Webxdc apps should work now. See the wiki at codeberg.org/lk108/deltatouch/… for more details.
🔸 VCard support
🔹 UI/UX improvements and bugfixes
Full changelog: codeberg.org/lk108/deltatouch/…
‼️ UT 16.04 (xenial) users: Upload to the OpenStore was not successfull (under investigation). Manual upgrade is possible with the package from here: codeberg.org/lk108/deltatouch/…
Webxdc support in DeltaTouch is generously funded by @nlnet / @NGIZero, thanks!
#DeltaTouch #DeltaChat #Webxdc
Messaging app for Ubuntu Touch, powered by deltachat-core. Fediverse: @deltatouch@social.tchncs.deCodeberg.org
I have a lot of fond memories of the GNOME wiki, but its time has come. Retirement will happen this week. So long, MoinMoin. ❤️
discourse.gnome.org/t/wiki-gno…
The retirement of wiki.gnome.org was proposed nearly 1 year ago and the planned retirement has been advertised on the wiki for the past 6 months.GNOME Discourse
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Should we provide a 7zip compressed version of the #curl release tarballs?
"Hana MATELOVA of Czechia and Barbora BALAZOVA of Slovakia clinched their first-ever medal together at the Continental Championships. At the LIEBHERR European Championships in Linz, MATELOVA and BALAZOVA triumphed over reigning champions Sofia POLCANOVA of Austria and Bernadette SZOCS of Romania. The bronze medals went to Izabela LUPULESKU and Sabina SURJAN of Serbia, and Natalia BAJOR of Poland and Tatiana KUKULKOVA of Slovakia.
In her third European final, BALAZOVA made history by securing Slovakia’s first European title. After losing the mixed doubles finals in 2013 and 2020, she finally claimed victory. For MATELOVA, it marked her second European title and a significant win for Czechia, having previously won the mixed doubles title in 2013 (ironically against BALAZOVA).
The final was intense, but the Czech-Slovak pairing always seemed one step ahead.
“This was our best match here. Even we were impressed with our performance in the final. We had never won a medal before at the Europeans, and we’ve been playing together since 2011 in Herning. For sure, the experience of playing finals was on their side. POLCANOVA especially, since she knows how to handle the pressure of the final stage, having been there three times before,” MATELOVA said.
Sometimes, experience can also be a burden, making it harder to carry.
“They were nervous, especially in the opening games, while we were more relaxed. Before the match, we just said, ‘Let’s fight and see what happens.’ We stuck to our game plan,” added MATELOVA.
BALAZOVA shared her thoughts about her nerves before the match.
“Five minutes before the match, I told Hana that I was nervous, but she calmed me down. Even if we lost, we had already achieved a lot by winning a silver medal. So I just wanted to give my best without feeling the pressure of the result. We had a rocky path throughout the entire tournament with a really tough draw. From round one, it was challenging. Also, we weren’t sure if this would be our last European Championship, so we just wanted one medal to say goodbye. But to win gold—it’s unbelievable.”
Reflecting on their challenging path, MATELOVA added, “The first match was the hardest. We faced Charlotte LUTZ and Jia Nan YUAN of France. It couldn’t have been a tougher start, but we managed to beat them 3-0. Strangely, my defeat in singles helped me focus entirely on doubles, and I had plenty of rest between matches, allowing me to prepare in peace. Yesterday’s match against Natalia BAJOR and Tatiana KUKULKOVA was also incredibly difficult. They had a 2-0 lead and two match points,” MATELOVA recalled.
BALAZOVA also shared a personal anecdote: “After I lost in singles to LUTZ, without much of a chance, my fiancé told me, ‘Maybe it’s for the best because you might become the European champion in doubles.’ That idea stuck in my mind, and I thought about it before the final. For me, the toughest match was the quarterfinal against BERGSTROM and KALLBERG, when we finally secured our medal.”
Women's Doubles final:
Sofia POLCANOVA, Bernadette SZOCS (Austria, Romania) - Hana MATELOVA, Barbora BALAZOVA (Czechia, Slovakia) 2-3 (7-11, 11-7, 9-11, 11-7, 6-11)
Semi final
Sofia POLCANOVA, Bernadette SZOCS (Austria, Romania) - Izabela LUPULESKU, Sabina SURJAN (Serbia) 3-2 (10-12, 11-4, 11-5, 5-11, 11-3)
Natalia BAJOR, Tatiana KUKULKOVA (Poland, Slovakia) - Hana MATELOVA, Barbora BALAZOVA (Czechia, Slovakia) 2-3 (11-8, 11-5, 12-14, 5-11, 11-13)"
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Already 61% of all Tuta email are sent with E2E encryption. 🔒
Let's fight for #encryption on Global Encryption Day & spread the word! ❤️
👉 tuta.com/blog/why-a-backdoor-i…
Spread security on #GlobalEncryptionDay!
61% of all Tuta emails are sent encrypted - a huge success for privacy. But the authorities want to weaken encryption. We must stop them!Tuta
We're celebrating 2 decades of innovation and charting a course for our future. And we want you to celebrate with us.Ubuntu
Accrescent 0.25.0 is out with Android 15 app archiving support, Private Space support, and settings UI improvements!
We also forgot to announce that since 0.24.0, Accrescent supports in-app predictive back!
Check out the release notes below 👇
github.com/accrescent/accresce…
#privacy #security #appstore #android #accrescent #opensource
This release adds initial app archiving support on Android 15, makes Accrescent show up as an installer in Private Space, and improves the settings UI! We also forgot to mention that since 0.24.0, ...GitHub
⚖️Un juzgado de Granada absuelve a las tres sindicalistas del SAT encausadas por una acción sindical.
El Gobierno andaluz pedía 5 años de cárcel por “desórdenes públicos” a tres activistas tras una acción sindical, la Justicia ha absuelto a las trabajadoras por falta de pruebas.
Por Aurora Báez Boza @laespigaora elsaltodiario.com/granada/un-j…
Yet another court has recognized a bedrock principle that we’ll always defend: no one should own the law. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/10/courts-agree-no-one-should-have-monopoly-over-law-congress-shouldnt-changeMastodon
To better manage growing responsibilities, 84% of CISOs believe the role should be split into technical (CISO) and business-focused roles.Help Net Security
This little mechanical calculator is one of my favorite objects. It came to me with what turned out to be a fouled 10s pin retaining ring; it was a bear to take apart, ‘machine’ a new part, and reassemble. But it works! And I love it!
#CURTA #calculators #MechanicalCalculators #ScientificInstruments
WordPress’s emperor, Matt Mullenweg, demands a hefty tribute from WP Engine, and a battle erupts leaving millions of websites hanging in the balance. Meanwhile, the Internet Archive is under siege from hackers.
Listen to "Smashing Security" in your favourite podcast app:
🟢 Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3J7pBxEu…
🟣 Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/…
Everywhere else: smashingsecurity.com
Podcast · Graham Cluley & Carole Theriault · A helpful and hilarious take on the week's tech SNAFUs. Computer security industry veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault chat with guests about cybercrime, hacking, and online privacy.Spotify
For those who can’t wait for Emoji Reactions I made #Conversations_im available for free on Google Play for the next couple of days.
play.google.com/store/apps/det…
(Note that the Google Play version has some drawbacks like no address book integration and no public channel discovery. For channel discovery you can use search.jabber.network directly.)
An encrypted, user friendly XMPP instant messaging client optimized for mobileplay.google.com
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Written by an 18 yrs. old:
“I wish I was around when people had blogs or even myspace. This era was deeply personal and creative. Most writing on the internet was individual, not written in search of “SEO” or profit but driven by the need and want of people to share knowledge–pure curiosity.”
Great blog post re: #IndieWeb #OldWeb
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about me I am 18, born in 2006. This is generally a good thing as I am in the prime of life currently.Hugo ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ Bear
Welcome to the RB family, Weathernaut 🥳
apt.izzysoft.de/packages/me.ta…
Weathernaut lets you check the current conditions, get hourly forecasts for today and tomorrow, or plan your week with a 7-day forecast.
Again, thanks to @bg443 for providing the recipe!
And we just passed the 300th RB app at IzzyOnDroid here: 301 apps / 24.8% are now RB 
#reproducibleBuilds #IzzyOnDroid
Weathernaut: Accurate Weather, Music, and More!IzzyOnDroid App Repo
Welcome to the RB family, Jetflix 🥳
apt.izzysoft.de/packages/com.y…
Jetflix is a Movie listing app using the TheMovieDb API which lets you search, filter, select by genre, see cast and crew details, production companies and more.
Thanks to @bg443 for providing the recipe!
#reproducibleBuilds #IzzyOnDroid
Movie listing app using TheMovieDb APIIzzyOnDroid App Repo
Security is paramount. Security involves defense in depth. We recommend free and open source firewall tools.Steve Emms (LinuxLinks)
At a protest in SF, blind Uber and Lyft users claim the companies aren't doing enough to prevent drivers from turning away passengers with visual impairments (Wired)
wired.com/story/protestors-say…
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From Wired. View the full context on Techmeme.Techmeme
Simplifying the AI noise by segmenting everything into 3 big use cases: Gods, Interns, and Cogs. https://www.dbreunig.com/2024/10/18/the-3-ai-use-cases-gods-interns-and-cogs.htmlnote.computer
You sure you linked to the right song? Have you gone through the kind of existential crisis portrayed in that song? I always saw you as being cautiously optimistic about AI, that it can be a useful tool if used well, but not making us redundant.
@matt @forrestbrazeal I've not felt the anger personally, because I've been releasing open source code for 20+ years so I already default to "I want people to be able to reuse my work as much as possible" - but I absolutely understand the people who ARE angry
If I was an artist and someone trained Stable Diffusion on my work without my permission and then started competing with me for commissions that used my own personal style I think I'd feel very differently about this all
About running models locally, I've experimented with that, but large context windows take up lots of RAM, right? Like, isn't it O(n^2) where n is the number of tokens? Or do you not depend on large context windows?
@glyph Yeah. Today I went down a rabbit hole looking into what it would take to reproducibly, deterministically build some video assets for a little side project I did. It reminded me of how some hard-core free software folks, particularly the GNU Guix developers, have been working on bootstrapping a whole OS with minimal dependence on existing binaries. We're never getting that for these big models.
@matt @glyph the models I can run in my laptop today are leagues ahead of the models I ran on the exact same hardware a year ago - improvements in that space have been significant
This new trick from Microsoft looks like it could be a huge leap forward too - I've not dug into it properly yet though github.com/microsoft/BitNet
Official inference framework for 1-bit LLMs. Contribute to microsoft/BitNet development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHub
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